 ... who predicts the fate of battles and breach of alliances; to the usurer, who compares the different funds; and to the talker, who talks only because he loves to be talking.  The Centinel. ... - Page 1951758Full view - About this book
 | 1761 - 308 pages
...be vain ; to the Oeconomift, who tells of bargains and fettlements ; to the Politician, who predi&s the fate of battles and breach of alliances; to the...different funds ; and to the Talker, who talks only becaule he loves to be talking. To put every man in pofTcffion of his own'. Time, and refcue the day... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English essays - 1767 - 316 pages
...which all but liimiclr" know to be vain ; to the Oeconomift, who tells of bargains and fettlements ; to the Politician, •who predicts the fate of battles...different funds ; and to the Talker, who talks only becaufe he loves to be talking. To put every man in poflefiion of his own Time, and refcue the day... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Maxims - 1782 - 482 pages
...and fettlements—to the politician, who predicts the fate of battles and breach of alliances—to the ufurer, who compares the different funds; and to the talker, who talks only becaufe he loves to be talking. Idler, vol. i« p. So, SELF-COMPLACENCY. HE that is pleafed with himfelf,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 430 pages
...expectations which all but himfelf know to be vain ; to the economift, who tells of bargains and fettlements; to the politician, who predicts the fate of battles...different funds ; and to the talker, who talks only becaufe he loves ta be talking. To put every man in pofleflion of his own time, and refcue the day... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 432 pages
...expectations which all but himfelf know to be vain ; to the economift, who tells of bargains and fertlements ; to the politician, who predicts the fate of battles...different funds; and to the talker, who. talks only becaufe he loves to be talking. To put every man in pofleffion of his own time, and refcue the day... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 442 pages
...expectations which all but himfelf know to be vain ; to the economift, who tells of bargains and fettlements ; to the politician, who predicts the fate of battles...different funds ; and to the talker, who talks only becaufc he loves to be piking. E 4 To TO put every rnan in pofieflion of his own time, and refcue the... | |
 | 1787 - 528 pages
...which all but himft'îf know to be vain; tothececoriomift, who tells of bargains and lettlcmer.ls; to the politician, who predicts the fate of battles and breach of alii' anees; to (he ufurer, who compares the different funds; and to the talker, who talks only becaule... | |
 | Mr. Addison - Anecdotes - 1794 - 254 pages
...expectations which all but himfelf know to be vain; to the ceconomift, who tells of bargains and fettlements; to the politician, who predicts the fate of battles,...different funds; and to the talker, who talks only becaufe he loves to be talking. To put every man in pofieffion of his own time, and refcue the day... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 432 pages
...be vain ; to the economift, who tells of bargains and fettlements ; to the politician, who predi&s the fate of battles and breach of alliances ; to the...different funds ; and to the talker, who talks only becaufe he loves to be talking. To put every man in poffeffion of his own time, and refcue the day... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 220 pages
...politician, who predicts the fate of battles and breach. VOL. XXXIII. F of alliances ; to the usurer, who compares the different funds; and to the talker, who talks only because he loves to be talking. To put every man in possession of his own time, and rescue the day... | |
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